A recent survey from social science research firm NuStats, finds drivers using sat-nav systems use 12% less fuel than GPS-less motorists. Also, they were found to be 24% less "manly." The study, ...

Scientists from the British Ministry of Defense are working hard on a sci-fi gizmo called a 'quantum compass', said to phase out the global positioning system widely used by drivers, smartphone users ...

London’s taxi drivers have to pass a grueling test to earn a license, memorizing the ins and outs of central London. Research has shown that certain regions of the aspiring drivers’ brains actually ...

Endlessly frustrated by congested roads, computer scientists have developed a satellite navigation system, GeoTNavi, which hooks into historical traffic data and current vehicle movements to find the ...

Researchers at De Montfort University in Leicester have secured £113,000 in funding to develop a navigation device that can gather information from a variety of satellite systems. The sat-nav device ...

Today, CeBIT sees the arrival of a new range of budget sat-nav GPS systems from Garmin -- the nüvi 200 (pictured), nüvi 250 and the nüvi 270. These new models are a bold new venture for Garmin, whose ...

Satellite-based navigation is one of the greatest features to be introduced to the four-wheeled mode of transportation. With it either optional or standard on many automobiles today, it’s easily one ...

Garmin has launched a new range of Sat Nav systems at this years CES, called Garmin Drive there are a number of models in the range. The range is made up of the Garmin Drive, the DriveSmart, ...

TomTom's GPS data can help drivers avoid congestion, but it also helps Dutch police find where people break speed limits. TomTom says that's a no-go. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

A survey by Swinton Vans indicates van drivers in the United Kingdom are having second thoughts about relying on their satellite navigation (sat nav) systems, with one in five respondents opting to ...

New research by Comscore has underlined something we always knew, but perhaps we weren’t expecting to be so significant: Cellphone satellite navigation use in Europe is rocketing skywards at an ...